ICC arrest warrant: Netanyahu invited to visit Hungary again

Hungary has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Budapest again. The country said it would not execute the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Netanyahu. Hungary had previously stated this position. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar praised Hungary’s position during a diplomatic visit to Budapest. “The ICC is political […]

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Israel’s eviction campaign in the West Bank amid ceasefire

A historic ceasefire is underway in Gaza. In the meantime, Israeli forces are forcibly evicting Palestinians from their homes as part of a military operation in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Jenin Mayor Mohammed Jarrar made the allegation on Wednesday, according to a report by the Turkish news agency Anadolu. According to the […]

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Israeli army chief resigns, taking responsibility for failure

The Israeli army chief of staff, Harji Halevi, has submitted his resignation letter, accepting responsibility for the failure. He submitted his resignation letter to Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday (January 21). According to a report in the Times of Israel, Halevi has decided to resign, accepting responsibility for the security and intelligence failures in […]

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Gaza ceasefire: Finance minister threatens to collapse Netanyahu’s government

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to dissolve the government if the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire is implemented. The second phase of the Gaza ceasefire essentially includes a plan to end the ongoing war. Finance Minister Smotrich said, “If the government does not continue the war and does not move towards occupying […]

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Opposition to ceasefire agreement: Ben Gavior’s party leaves Netanyahu’s government

The Otzma Yehudit party, led by the hardline Itamar Ben-Gavi, has withdrawn from Netanyahu’s coalition government, opposing the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with the Palestinian independence movement Hamas. Ben-Gavi withdrew his party on Sunday, the day the Gaza ceasefire took effect. Earlier, on Friday, Ben-Gavi had threatened to leave the ruling coalition government. The […]

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Israel has right to attack Gaza after ceasefire: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his forces are ready to resume fighting against the Palestinian militant group Hamas if the second phase of talks on a ceasefire collapses. He made the warning in a televised address hours before the ceasefire was due to begin, the BBC reported. Netanyahu insisted the ceasefire was “short-lived” […]

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Israel releases photos of 33 hostages from the first phase, 8 of them dead

The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement will see the release of 33 hostages held by Hamas. Israeli authorities believe 25 of them are alive and the remaining 8 are dead. Israeli media outlet Yanet reported this in a report. Israeli officials said on Saturday that they believe 25 of the 33 hostages scheduled […]

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Why is the ceasefire agreement a ‘big defeat’ for Israel?

Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. However, their main goal, which was to completely destroy Hamas and return the Jews expelled from the northern part of the occupied territory, has completely failed to achieve it. And this is why the dissatisfaction among the hard-line members of the Israeli cabinet has intensified. […]

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Netanyahu announces date for finalizing ‘prisoner swap deal’ in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner exchange agreement with the Palestinian independence movement Hamas could be finalized “in a few days or hours.” Israeli media outlets including Channel 12 and Yedioth Ahronoth reported his comments on Wednesday. After a meeting with the families of Israeli prisoners held by […]

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